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EM@3AM: Retroperitoneal Hematoma

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Disposition: Consider ICU for many patients, especially if any signs of instability or repeatedly requiring blood products. Updated 2024 Jan 9]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Accessed on 27 May 2024) [link] Mandell, SP. Mortality can varies between 5-20%. J Emerg Med. 2012 Aug;43(2):e157-61.

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The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection

REBEL EM

What They Did: Double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial that ran from October 2019 through January 2024 Multinational study conducted at 22 centers in three European countries 3512 patients were enrolled and before surgery eligible patients were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups Amino Acid Group: 10% Isopuramin at a dose (..)

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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

ACEP Now

A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. Accessed March 6, 2024. Accessed February 19, 2024. Accessed March 6, 2024. units per patient.

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Threading the Needle: Bougie-First Intubation

REBEL EM

2024 Feb 83(2):132-144. Included patients from out-of-hospital, emergency department, intensive care unit, and operating-room intubations. Intubation performed in all settings (out-of-hospital, emergency department, ICU, and operating room). 2024 Feb 83(2):132-144. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med.

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

NIV was recently shown to be much superior in avoiding hypoxia during intubation, compared to using a NRB (Gibbs 2024). It is true, someone finally did an RTC on ICU level patients and found that first pass success IS better with VL than DL (Prekker 2023), but the fact remains that sometimes VL fails. Want an even more powerful option?

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